Road work on I-83 could result in lane restrictions, detours

A nighttime milling and concrete patching operation is expected to begin on a stretch of Interstate 83 in Cumberland County, and could result in some lane restrictions or detours.

The operation is part of a project to repair and resurface a 1.3 mile section of the interstate from the Yellow Breeches Creek at the Cumberland-York County Line to the Susquehanna River, according to a news release from PennDOT.

Starting on Sunday, March 17, “motorists may encounter single-lane restrictions through the work zone, Sunday through Thursday from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., as crews mill and patch I-83 in preparation for asphalt paving later this summer,” according to the release.

PennDOT also noted that it may be necessary to temporarily detour traffic when overnight work is scheduled for repair and resurfacing the ramps within the New Cumberland (Exit 40-B), Limekiln Road (Exit 40-A), and Lemoyne (Exit 41-B) interchanges.

“Later this year, crews will schedule long-term single-lane closures in both directions over four weekends, from 9 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday, to replace the concrete median glare screen barrier that divides the highway,” according to the release. “None of these restrictions will be scheduled over the busy Memorial Day, Independence Day, or Labor Day holiday weekends.”

PennDOT also warned that nighttime work is expected to occur more frequently into the spring - weather permitting, motorists should expect the work nightly between March and November.

The work is part of a contract awarded to Hempt Bros. Inc., of Camp Hill, and includes concrete patching, milling the top layer of asphalt and resurfacing with a Superpave asphalt overlay, replacing the concrete center-median barrier, and installation of new guiderails, signs, and pavement markings.